Oslo, Sep 5: Reigning world football champions Germany began their 2018 World Cup qualifiers with a sound 3-0 victory over Norway in Oslo, while Poland shared the spoils with Kazakhstan in Astana and Czech Republic and Northern Ireland played a goalless draw in Prague.
Germany on Sunday cantered to a 3-0 win in Group C as Thomas MÜller, who failed to find the net at UEFA EURO 2016, ended the drought with a pair of goals, either side of setting up a first national strike for Joshua Kimmich.